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ELIOT RAFFIT

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About Me

Eliot Raffít, third generation artist & designer, is known
internationally for his signature Nu.Romantík style.Born
in Miami, Florida, the son of a passionate artist & architect father &
a mother who sculpted in marble. His
maternal grandfather headed a women’s fashion house & his maternal
grandmother painted in oils. His early
days were filled with painting, drawing & sculpting, while nights took the
family to the opera & ballet. His
family felt travel was an important educational instrument & off they flew
to the great capitals of the arts: London, Paris, Barcelona, Athens, Cairo &
Kyoto. These extending voyages would
play a significant role in the development of his emerging style. His father saw his son was gifted beyond his young
years & at the age of nine sent him to apprentice with an Italian master of
classical drawing & painting. His
formal education culminated with honors at Cornell University, College of Art &
Architecture.

His early
years were lined with cultural trips to New York to view the metropolitan
museums & theater. One spring
Sunday, the young protégé proudly strolled 5th Avenue with his
parents in hand for the Easter Parade, as he waved to the onlookers. Pageantry & fashion were deeply intertwined
with his love for the arts. His move to
New York was an inevitable conclusion, as the center of fashion & culture
beckoned him. His Manhattan atelier is now
home for his creative endeavors as he designs new visions for products & patterns
within the realm of fashion & home decor.
His artistic influence can be found in the Modernist canvases of the
French painters Leger & Matisse. His
fashion inspiration is composed from the couture collections of the French
designers Chanel & Dior.

Eliot Raffít’s
designs can be found in the finest retail stores in the Americas, Europe & Asia: Bergdorf Goodman & Saks Fifth Avenue on
New York’s 5th Avenue; Neiman Marcus in Dallas; Harrods in London &
Lane Crawford in Hong Kong.